Life

Life is more then just studying and getting good grades...of course it helps that you do well in your studies...but isnt life just more then that? There's so much more to life then just studies...enjoying the very fact that we are who we are...we do what we do...enjoying life and not subjecting ourselves to the stresses of studies or work...we should all learn to chill...i should learn to chill...but is that possible in Singapore? I wish to lead a more relaxed life...free from all worries...no stress...that would just be perfect...dont you think?? To the life that i'm dreaming of...

Slacking...

It actually feels quite good to do some exercise as it has been at least 1-2 weeks since i last exercised...tennis was quite fun today although there were only 3 of us playing...2 against 1...managed to spend some time with my parents too since i seldom get to have dinner home on weekdays due to my night lectures & tutorials...so all in all it was a pretty nice Sunday evening...

I havent been in much of a mood to read my lecture notes or even do research for my dissertation...everything seems to be kind of stagnant now...i just feel like relaxing...watching tv...go out...swim...play tennis...kayak...i'm just not in the mood for school...especially since i'm not making much headway in my dissertation...but i'm hopeful...i have some ideas in my mind now...i just have to organise my thoughts...I cant wait for the holidays!! but it'll be about a year later...December will NOT be much of a holiday for me...i'll be busy rushing out my dissertation...ha...so i guess i should look forward to my graduation trip then...i can start planning for it after January...yay =) come June next year...i can really let my hair down & enjoy...before I start work that is...

Odds...

What are the odds of having both the main PC & laptop being down at the same time??? Slim? Well apparently it has happened to me! My laptop was down since Sunday…not sure if it was due to a virus…suspect so..& I spent alot of time trying to back up my stuff…& my main PC was down on Monday! NOTE: Always back up ur stuff regularly!!! Lesson learnt…cant log onto the internet...no internet access at home at all...terrible right? the timing just cant be any better...especially when the thing I need most now is internet access...

aniwaiz i think something good came out of this...at least I got some time to calm myself down and not worry about my research for the time being...at least I dont feel so panicky now...BUT...cos i've been slacking the past 2 days...i kind of lost the mood to start on my research again =S but oh well...at least I know where i'm heading for my dissertation so I think i feel slightly better now...

so the PC guy came to rectify my home PC & its working now...~well if not i wont be able to update my blog now...~ & i'm going to collect my laptop later...yay! though i spent like hours at the Computer Centre waiting for them to rectify my laptop...& the fella didnt call me to tell me my laptop is ready for collection...he actually sent me an email to inform me that its ready for collection...BUT i mean...if my laptop is with them...i wont be able to check my mail right?? not unless they presume that I would have checked my mail from other PCs...but still...duh..if my main PC is not ok..i would not have checked my email & i'll still be waiting for their call...

tutorial later at 7pm...sucks...horrible timing...just feel like rotting at home...

Eventful Sunday...

It was a rather eventful day today...met a few people & went a few places...aniwaiz...my day started off with a lunch date with my dear friend Chloe...who is flying off tomorrow...luckily I was asking her on Saturday when she was flying off...if not i would not have been able to meet up with her once before she goes off to China...we had a nice lil' lunch at Mos Burger...though e clam chowder soup was a lil too clamy for me...~yesh Chloe...i know its clam chowder soup so it has clams...~ oh & i passed her e gift i got for her...a keychain in which contained a pic of e both of us...I'm just glad she liked it...hee she said she'll bring it to China to put her dorm keys =) aniwaiz i found it so amusing that actually she wasnt really looking forward to her trip...i think she was trying to console herself by saying that she'll feel more excited when she gets there...hahaz...& i found out that the 2 mods she's taking there is entirely in CHINESE! the exam is in chinese too! gosh...i dont think i'll be able to understand what is being taught! Well...she really needs alot of luck & skill ~Quoted from Chloe~

Aniwaiz...then my aunt & cousin came over for awhile in the afternoon...which was pretty nice...didnt get to dine with them though...cos I was going over to Huat's place for dinner...dinner was nice...with a wide spread of delicious food...ranging from veg...to curry chicken...to roasted duck...fish...& crabs! Yummmmmyyyyy...

but my day didnt end too well...cos my laptop started giving problems...spent my whole night backing up my stuff...& my most prized possession...all my PHOTOS! Somehow couldnt really store it down...I'll just faint if I lose all my digital pics...time to format my laptop...

Mood

Please dont blame me if I appear unfriendly...or moody...I'm just very stressed out over my dissertation...I have not had a peace of mind or felt happy or relaxed in a very long time...& I think this will continue for the next 5 months...I'm counting down to the time I can finally submit my dissertation in January next year...till then....

My Daughter???

I have had the same comments from my friends who have seen my display picture on MSN recently...& i'm actually rather amused...lol

"Hey...your daughter ah??? Looks like you!!!"

hahaz...its funny because those who commented actually said the exact same thing...so there must be some truth to it =p she looks like me? hehez that's really cute...I wish to have a kid as cute as her someday...she really such a cutie...

some more pics of my little niece...

My 3 nieces...

Kids…they’re just so amazing & full of surprises…sweet lil things =)

Undaunted...

Do not be daunted by obstacles...rise above it!

I came across this in the 100 Plus ad...& i thought its really meaningful...well at least it applies to me now...actually I think the ad is quite cool...its bascially trying to put across one message...to persevere and tread on...even in the toughest of times...because glory lies ahead to those who try...

so I must persevere on no matter how tough it may be...for all my hard work and perseverance will definitely pay off...in about 5 months time...it'll be all worthwhile...so i'll grit my teeth & persevere on...this is what it all boils down to in my 4 years of study...it wont take me down...it cant cos i wont let it...bring it on!

Faded...

I am SO sad...one of my favourite white tee shirt is no longer white...but a light shade of PINK! GROSS! the colour of one of the clothes faded & it got onto my shirt! *sobz* & to think that that was one of my fav t-shirts...now it has lost its value...pink??? pink...oh my gawd...of all colours...y pink???

Mass Swim

aniwaiz i've decided against going for the Mass Swim this Saturday...reason being I couldnt find any female friend to go along with me...somehow of all my friends i asked...none of them were interested...NONE! how is that possible? but aniwaiz that's the case...an another reason i'm backing out is because of what my friend said..."be careful of getting blues & blacks..." i mean...all the participants will be split into groups...& its about 50 people in 1 group...50! all in the pool at once...can u imagine how crowded it will be...not to say that we'll be kicked in the arm...or leg..or even face! he was also telling me how he couldnt breathe for a few strokes while swimming...so yah...doesnt really sound that fun afterall...besides...i cant imagine the crowd & the length of time i have to queue up to bathe after the event...I hate crowds remember...besides...there's a time limit for this event...so its a test of your speed as well...& i thought it was more of a leisurely swim...so why squeeze with the crowd & end up with bruises when i can go swimming on a weekday with so few people in the pool & can have one lane all to myself...but well...i wanted to go just for the fun of it...but its ok...if anyone is still interested...i'm still game on going =p

Revamp!

Welcome to my new blog...i just gave it a makeover...i decided to revamp my site cos i thought my previous template was a little too depressing...BUT it was at the expense of my tag board...all my previous posts just disappeared along with my previous template =(

aniwaiz...finally there's a ray of hope for my dissertation...i went to see my Prof today...& presented to him my ideas...he actually seemed quite happy with the topics i mentioned...he even added onto it...giving a few more ideas & areas to research on...so now i have to work intensively on the research part...if i can do it well...i think this topic is actually pretty interesting...BUT...e research part is goin to be tedious...but well...i should always learn to be more optimistic...there's always sunshine after the rain...but hehe...i'm feeling kinda lazy to do my research now...just feel like slacking...if onli its still e hols...then i'll be watching tv now...instead of being cooped up in my room...SUPPOSEDLY doing my research...BUT apparantly...u know i'm doing something else...*raises eyebrow*

aniwaiz..i'm SO glad they decided to revamp Engin Canteen...at least e food is SO much more appetizing...with a much wider variety...last sem was e worst!!! i was in school for e longest periods of time...i can even list e stalls off hand...2 chinese cooked food stalls whose standard is...ah-hem...compared with science...absolutely no where...2 muslim stalls which i do not frequent...1 indian stall which i kinda condemned (cos i ordered the wrong food! so sour! gross! first & last time i'm eating from that stall..) chicken rice stall...which is kinda oily...frankly i didnt order the chicken rice during my 3 yrs in NUS...i only ate the char siew rice...not that fantastic either...& another few pathetic stalls...they should have introduced the change last sem!!! now i'm already in my 4th year...& i wont be around in school that much...grrr...lucky freshies...

aniwaiz as i was saying...i think the baked pasta from the western stall is nice! although i had to wait pretty long for it...but yummy...hmmm i'm thinking when's the next time i'll be going to school...i'm thinking of what other nice food i can try next...

Stressed!

I am still unable to find a suitable topic for my dissertation...i'm having sleepless nights just thinking of this...i'm feeling so stressed out...i'm in a frenzy...None of the topics seem to be able to meet the standards of my Prof...i need to keep searching...& until the day i finalise my topic...i'll not have a peace of mind...to the many sleepless nights ahead...cheers...

Regrets...

tomorrow's officially my 1st day of school...ok since its past midnight...it should be Today's officially my 1st day of school...but i'm definitely still in the holiday mood...not good...*snapz* i have to snap out of it...SOON! oh man...& i'm still happily going for a swim in the morning...have lunch...come home...then leave in the evening for my lecture...yesh...my lecture is frm 7-9pm...dont remind me...that's the time when most people are enjoying their dinners...& watchin TV...while i'm in school...attending lecture...totally gross...but oh well...i'm kind of used to it...it has been so for the past 2 years...

aniwaiz looking back on my past 3 years in NUS...i realised that i have had a rather inactive CCA life...& by the time i feel that i want to be more involved...*zoomzz* i'm already in my final year! a lil too late to do much now...frankly if Huat didnt say he wanted to join the Community Service Club...I would probably still be CCA-less now...actually i did join a CCA in my first year...i was in Electronic Music Lab (EML)...but since i'm not exactly that musically inclined...& i do not play a musical instrument...so i just couldnt fit in...so eventually i stopped going for it...then when i finally found the time to be part of an organising committe...i think a few people might know...i joined the Movie Under the Stars Comm...i was kinda promoting this event to my friends...but alas...the event was shelved =S i was so disappointed lar! my 1st try at an organisation level & it came to naught...actually there's lots of things i wanna be part of...like I would like to be part of the organising committe for the upcoming Pooh Camp in Dec...& i would like to go for YEP as well...but...time is not on my side...besides...i dont want to distract myself...not when i'm in my final year & when i'm doing my dissertation (equivalent to final year project)...

so i guess i didnt make full use of my time in uni...I think i was too caught up with my studies in my first 2 years that i didnt see the importance of joining more CCAs...well that's my only regret...i should have done much more...i COULD have done much more...sighz...

Hapuio Is SO not kind =S

I was talking to Hapuio on msn...& he was commenting on my previous hairstyle...the one I had when i first joined Yishun SCS...not that i actually remembered...but somehow he did...i had long hair at that time by the way...& he said he'll never forget it...he even described it to me..."your hair was tied up & it looked like a broom!" =S Hapuio is so not kind! I went on to say that its more like a lion's mane & he agreed instantly...saying that was a very apt description =,( but at least he went on to say that my current hairstyle is much better...which kind of atoned for his earlier comments...

& do i look like i cant drive??? hehe...not to say that my driving is that fantasitc yet...& just because i have small eyes doesnt mean i cant see fully when i laugh...in fact i can still see very clearly even though my eyes may appear like 2 lines...hey...dont laugh at my line eyes...even Sebastian of Project Superstar has such small eyes too! If i didnt remember wrongly...the judges did comment something about his eyes too! (surprised that i actually watch Project Superstar?? hahaz...well surprise surprise...actually i'm surprised too...hmm...) but hey...thats what makes me unique =p ... & i'm lovin' it!

National Day

No...i didnt go to City Hall today...thank goodness...we changed the meeting place to Plaza Sing instead...luckily it wasnt too crowded...ok i was supposed to meet up with 3 friends...one of them couldnt make it so it was going to be a threesome...but last minute...one of them couldnt make it down...so I only met up with Priscilla...but it was rather nice...since i havent met up with her for...hmm lemme see...1...2...3...*gasp* i havent met up with her for like at least 6 months already! I dont even remember when & where we met...*shy* aniwaiz...Pris made a comment when she saw me "eh! u cut ur hair! its very nice..." *grinz* ok i'm goin to be thick-skinned for awhile...i do like my new haircut...although the length is still the same as before...i merely thinned it down...& it may look like i didnt get a haircut...my parents & Huat couldnt tell i cut my hair after i came back from the salon...but i think it looks nicer & neater =)

aniwaiz...since Pris is from Mass Comm...i was asking her about her attachment...although she said that her job was quite shitty...but its way more interesting then mine!!! *envious* it sounds like what i would like to do...she was basically an Accounts Executive...in-charge of handling clients and selling the advertising ideas to them...she's not the one to come up with the advertisement ideas but to sell the ideas to her clients...thats exactly matches what i want! & she gets to be at photo shoots for the various ads...she got to handle the Coca Cola & O2 phone accounts...sounds interesting? well it sure is...BUT...the downside is that the working hours are quite irregular...even as an intern...she had to stay till like 11pm...the worst of which was 3am! seems like the permanent staff even has to work on weekends...to conclude...going into this line will mean that u will have no life =S but the job scope sounds cool! its not a desk bound job which is totally what i hate...& the pay seems not bad too...except that the starting pay is low...but if u can work up to manager's level...the pay is pretty attractive...so nice...sounds like my dream job...*daze*

while we were walking around...i got a lil something for Chloe...hee...i shant say too much here lest she reads my blog & finds out what i got for her...then it wont be a surprise anymore...just hope she likes it...

aniwaiz it was quite a good day to go out for dinner today...cos it wasnt crowded at all as most of the people were at home watching the National Day Parade...perfect...

Crowds

Crowds...i hate crowds...why do so many people have to be at the same place at the same time??? City hall was packed!!! everyone seems to be in the holiday mood with National Day around the corner...plus the massive sales didnt help...it drew in even more crowd...remind me not to be around that area on Tuesday during National Day...it will be jam-packed on that day man...oh wait! I will be at City Hall on Tuesday cos i'm meeting my friends for dinner...Gawd! I hate to be squeezing around with the crowd...think i'll have to find some other alternative place to meet them...I dont even want to imagine what the situation will be like then =S

school's starting this week...gosh...3 months has passed already??? just when i'm starting to enjoy my holiday...reality has to hit me...i'm just trying to enjoy whats left of the hols...which is...today....*rolls eyes*

Cash Out

I realised i've been spending quite abit lately...bought quite abit of stuff...but most of the stuff are necessary...so i've no choice...

I got myself a kids toothbrush...seems kinda kiddy for someone of 22 years of age to be using...but hey...its working fine...cos its small enough to reach my molars...=)

& i got myself a new top too...yesh i know this is SO not me...but it looks so nice i couldnt resist but get it...ok..this is not exactly a necessity...more of a want...but sometimes u just cant help but splurge abit...hee...so its ok lar...

& my biggest spending is on....my glasses!!!

I really spent a bomb on it...but it was necessary cos I cant see in my old pair of glasses...i made the clip on shades as well...it was rather costly but i think its kinda needed since i'm driving more often these days...aniwaiz...here it is....

cool right?? hee...but i'm having some problems adjusting to my new glasses...somehow its still giving my a headache...i have to go back to the optician to readjust my glasses again...for the 3rd time...duh...

plus...i got myself a new haircut today...more money spent...this is what always happens just before school reopens...its called "getting ready for school"...gosh i've spent my month's allowance on my glasses...time to start saving up again....

Cutting Lanes

Hell...it is damn dangerous to drive in Singapore...especially so for a P plater like me...what irfuriates me especially is when drivers fail to signal when they're cutting lanes!!! I mean is it SO difficult to just signal? the indicator switch is so conveniently placed and yet sooo many drivers do not signal...i'm really putting my life and my passengers at risk with these sort of drivers around...well i think some of them feel that by signalling...people are less willing to slow down to give way...but i mean...by not doing so...they are really putting not only their own lives at risk...but for the other drivers as well! Like today...i was speeding up when suddenly a car just cut into my lane without signalling...& i had to kind of jam my brakes to avoid hitting him...what's up with that??? If he just signalled...at least i am aware & i can slow down to let him in...but no...he just doesnt want to do so...he would rather just cut into my lane without any indication...

& i also detest drivers who tail gate...I mean yesh...i know i'm a P plater...but please get off my back...all drivers were P platers before too!!! so quit stressing me! & its not that i'm always travelling on the right lane...so buzz off! in fact...i try to steer clear of the right lane unless the car in my lane is travelling at snail's pace...

driving in Singapore is really risky...drive at your own risk!

Thoughts

The weather is changing...its horrible...what is happening? It was so bright and sunny this morning...& within 10 minutes...dark clouds filled the sky & it started raining...what are the odds of it raining when i was planning to go for a swim...it was such a downer...but i still managed to swim when the rain ceased...

aniwaiz i was watching Destiny...the 9 o'clock show on Ch 8...yesh I do watch chinese shows...but of course...english subtitles are a must...personally I do not like Joanne Peh...i didnt like her previous shows...cos I think she's kind of unnatural...but she doesnt seem that bad in this show...in fact...i like her character in the show...so confident...so decisive...knows exactly what she wants...cool! I think i should learn to be more like her...the Librian within me is too strong...i'm too indecisive...i guess its partly cos i've been leading an over protected life...where most decisons are made for me...so sometimes i tend to be too dependent on people's opinions rather than making my own...I guess its time to be more independent...

well talking about Joanne Peh...she's 22...i'm 22...she's an undergrad...i'm an undergrad...but she owns a car...she's earning big bucks...she has her career mapped out for her...what do i have? some people just have all the luck dont they...its ok...i'm but a normal person...i'll take the normal route that most people take...that sounds better doesnt it? self consolation...

Tiring Day...

yay! i finally went to make my specs today...after so long...i've been wanting to make it since last sem...since i was having trouble looking at the screen in lectures...but since there wasnt really an urgent need increase my reading power during the holidays...i dragged till now...just in time for my new school term...i cant wait to get my new glasses...i think its nice...but pretty expensive too...its terrible to have to wear glasses these days...how i envy those with perfect eyesight...they can buy nice shades...& dont have to spend hundreds of bucks on glasses or contacts...lucky fellas...

aniwaiz...so after that I went down to school for a swim & a game of tennis...to make up for my guilt of last night's dinner...tennis was fun...at least i'm making some improvement...we managed to rally quite a number of times...i cant wait for the next tennis game...

long week ahead...seems like there's alot of things to settle before school reopens...i'm going to school tmr with huat for lunch...& i'll have to go down to central library to look for some books for my dissertation...& drop by my prof's office to pick up a cd...Zzzzz...